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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-08-06
DEArn or a ,slsn.

Ih09Aae 3oesef FAsses Away I'm . Squn116
Hat, Leaving Fortune insolid Cash.
NV York, August 1.-THE nurse would
cost too much.n This vas the shriak az
Venerable Thomas Foster, the shamoua,
N. J., hermit whom the overseer Of the poor
of Medtord visited his forest cabin ON Thur
he was nick and feeble aid likely TO de AZ
first the overseer, moving the old man 10
to be friendless, wanted to r.
move him to the almshouse. He raisei3
himself up In bed and exclaimed: ssTake
me to the aims house, never; have money
to pay for my care IN the wooden chest.
Take the keys from under my pillow and
you win find that what say is true" The
official turned the key and threw back thu
lid. He uttered an exclamation Of surprise
and the next moment had his hands deep IN
treaure of gold and silver and notes. The
chest contained q fortune in gold and silver
coins of all countries and in old state bank
notes of Mount Holly and Medford institr-
ions. The gold was In bags and the silver
and notes were loose.
The overseer at once transferred the
money to Medford band, reserving enough
to pay for old Fosters nursing. A man va
put on iuty at the cabin, and instructed TO
make the old hermit's last moments easy.
The old mar was beyond medical HELM.
Friday night he passed away, murmurina:
"Five dollars day for the nurse. It is q
great sum of money"
Fifty years ago he came to ShamonQ. q
young man of handsome presence and su-
perior education. He brought with him
library of books and the picture of a young
woman. During residence in the village
he told his story to sympathetic friend. It
was the old story of an honest heart tricked
by faithless girl. Young Foster, becom-
ing heartsick and morbid, had turned his
back upon the world and resolved to drag
out his life in solitude. With that intent
he left the village and built log hut in the
woods. Year after year he kept himself
secluded, coming into town
only to buy provisions. His time
was spent in thumbing his treasured
volumes, roaming the woods at all hours of
the day and night, and escaping the gaze of
the curious who had learned his story. How
he passed the long winters, cut off from in
tercOurse with the villagers, was often q
matter of speculation. Early this summer
it was noticed that the old man was ailing,
and occasionally an acquaintance looked
into his cabin to cheer him up. Last Thurs
day morning Foster was found to be serious
ly i'll and the overseer of the poor was mott
fed. 1t is believed that many hundred dol
lars are buried under the floor of his hut. An
effort will be made to find the old mans
heirs. The address of relative in Phila-
delphia was discovered among his papers.
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rempor.rx Injunction.

RUSH CnTRE, KAN, July 3.-Judge Us
borne to-day issued a temporary Injunction
in pursuance of notice restraining the board
of county commissioners and the county
clerk from opening or canvassing the returns
of the election held here on the 23d of August
for the purpose of relocating the county
seat Of Rush county at Lacrosse, on
the grounds that the commissioners counted
the names of about 40 persons who were
not returned by the several assessors of the
county, also counted largo number Of
names which were forged upon the petition
and that a large number of citizens, some OF
whom have resided here fifteen years, were
stricken of ON the grounds that they were
uon-residents.
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wanted to Rival jesse james.

GALVESTON, August LA special from
Sequin says: Two young men named Rob-
inson and Bramley, still in their teens, were
arrested here last week ON charge of rob
berry. Yesterday Bramley turned
states evidence and confessed that he,
Robinson and q man named Henry
belonged to band of robbers
which rendezvoused in cavern near here.
He said that one day last May, while at the
cave, Robinson shot Henry, who was the cap
tain of the band, through the head. killing
him instantly, and he helped Robinson
conceal the body in the cave.
Bramley conducted the officers to the cave
and they found the body as represented and
various relics of marauding expeditions.
Robinson is IL years old, and in explanation
of the deed he says that he wanted to rival
the record of Jesse James.
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A Maid of the Forest Causes rroubl.

Der of Indians, a fusion of Chippewa, VIM
nego and Pottawatomie tribes, are camped
near here, engaged in picking berries. A
very pretty young squaw was married some
weeks ago to an old Indian who had young
son living. Two young Indians from one of
the other tribes aroused the ire of the old
husband by intimacy with the wife. The
jealous redman shot one Of the invaders of
his happiness and frightened the other Of.
Sunday morning the surviving lothario en-
countered the old man and son, killing the
young man and seriously wounding the
senior. This little domestic difficulty caused
division of opinion in the camp. Threats
of Wholesale slaughter are made by both fac
ions. A few of the settlers in the vicinity
are alarmed at the turn of affairs and believe
q crash will occur very soon.
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Grover Replies.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 30.-The preei-
dent has written tho following letter In reply
to the invitation to visit st. Paul and Min
neapolis, received yesterday:
Honorable A. B McGiIl, Governor of Minnesota,
r. A. Smith. Msyor of st Paul, A. A. Ames,
Mayor ct Minneapolis:
DEAR SIRs:-I thank you for the cordially
and heartiness manifested in your dispatch
and promise to consider your invitation with
the earnest desire to accept same, but may
suggest that no delegation be sent here dur
ing this trying weather to emphasize your
ily and hope to your satisfaction.
Yours, ETC., GRovER CLEVELAND.
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Sherin,s Posse worsted.

RoCKPoRT, Mo-, July 30.-Deputy Sheriff
Anthony belong, w. M. Bostwick and g. G..
Bostwick attempted yesterday afternoon to
arrest Con and Charley Franklin, two horse
thieves, who escaped from Jail in Holt coun-
ty Thursday night. The desperadoes were
in Val Meyers farm house about four miles
from here. No sooner had the officers drawn
up in front of the house than tho Franklins
appeared in the door, each armed with two
revolvers, and opened fire. belong was shot
dead and G. G. Bostwick fatally wounded in
the groin. w. M. Bostwick whipped his
horse and hurried to Phelps City. A posse
was at once organized and started for
Meyers house, but found the desperadoes
gone. The posse is in pursuit.
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Dodge City. Replies. ,

DoDaE CRY, KAN, July 28.-The dispatch
sent from Garden City on the 9th instant In
refefenceto the removal of the land Office to
this place, places the people here in false
attitude. In the first place no combination
of land spectators has bought cheap lands
for the object indicated. In the next place
the petition sent sent up contained names of
actual residents of the district and the num-
Der, while large, is not in excess of the legal
votes. Dodge City is presenting her case on
its merits and the intimation that those in
authority are SUSCEPTIBLE to influence Is .
gross Islander.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market,
KANSAS CRY. August 2. 1887.

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market
KANSAS CITY. August 2. 1887.
Live Stock Indicator reports:
FLOUR-Very dull. Nothing except in mixsd
lots.
Quotations are for established brans in car
lots per half barrel in sacks as follows: Xxx, IS;
Xxx, 85G9C, family, 81 00@1 10; choice 81 SOsS
81 S0@1 so. From city mills 25c higher
bWHEAT-Receipts ct regular elevator 1850
last report GA bushe; lswithdrawals, since
bushels leaving stock in store as reported to the
board of trade To-day 1Ss PSI.
The ket on change was dull.
Nj s red vii M;apts srx &c bid CSC asked;
66Nc: September. 60c bid, no Offering. :
CORN Receipts at regular elevators since
last reports, l,6OS bushels and Withdrawals s.s2s
bushels, leaving stock in store reported to the
The market on change was weaker.
August cars, s2Kc: 5000 bushels. Sc;
lSoO9 bu. sly sShc September 500 bushels ssc
BID s2Sc asked: May. sONc bid. $40 asked.
OATS-No: cash, 21xc bid, 28c asked;
y July. 2lAc bid, 22xc asked; August; 2lAo bid,
Reie, ted cash, 1sc bid 1S11c asked.
45c asked: August, 4oAc bid. ANc asked.
cash, no bids nor offerings. sss
Is. Old hens, 81 75hs 90; roosters, 81 75Ra 90.
EGGS Plenty and dull at Sc.
bUITEh-firm, creamery. fancy, 20c; good
isc. hns dairy, 1sc; store packed, 1O612c;
HAY-FTm- New, 81 sOes 90: Old-Fancy
small bald, 90 80; large baled, 81 90.
Gil CAKE-Per 100 lbs sacked. 81 q: $2l 90
per ton tree on board cars. Car lots. $40 20 pen
ton.
CORN MEAL-Green, 75c; dried. soc; chop
yellow DO bulk: &c sacked.
SHIPPING STUFF-Bulk. 5s05Sc.
FLAXSEED-95c.
BRAN-Bulk. 5Sc sacked $50.
CASTOR BEANS-&l q.
2 1oti dry flint and stags, 10c; dry saited,
No. I, 12c; No. 2, &c; green salted. No. 1, 7Kc:
No. 2 &c; green salted bull and STAG. SIC: creen.
o ohsan IN No; 1 &c; No. $40; cali. 70sc
oWOOis-Missoun unwashed, heavy, enc l6G
!sc; u. ht fns, lsc; medium. 22@2c: medium
combing. ga 24c: cosrse combine. 20fl2Ic: low
and carpet 15@17c Kansas and NebrasEa heayy
t 9 washed, choice medium. "a ssc; frs, 2a@S5c;
CHEESE-We quote: FUN cream. 1oc;
nafe. &c, Young America, 11hc; Kansas IOc
BROOM CORN-Quotations: sHurl Zoe: saafs
working, 6G7; common. Sc. crooked, sKelc
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Good Bye, John.

CHICAGO, July 29.-ssNhat is new in the
McGarigle case?" was asked of Detective
Lonergan, of Mooney j. Boland's agency,
to-day.
seThat's easy to answer-nothing. We are
not apparently nearer the end than yests5-
ward Blake IF she's through the strait It
is stern chase. It is not far to Canadian
waters then, and am afraid it's Good bye
john"
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Kansas City Live Stock Market
KANSAS CRY, Ausust sas

CATTLE Receipts 1,s50 head; shipment.. Of.
bead Market to-day was about oteedy.
food to choice s. 5O@4 90, common to msdium
y 2eS IS; stockers. 81 00G2 10; fee tline steern
~ eOgs %; grass Texas steers. q 2s6S %: cow,
81 N@2 80.
Market on change to-day clooed g. bieher'
Good to choice IS l5@5 Do coiumon 20 mef3iurn
3. 6s@s 10, skips and p g q lOeS %
SHEEr ksceipts ehipmsnts ~
. 00os -; common TO medium. 00o1 &.
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Fences Must Go.

WASHINGTON, July ip.-Secretary Lamar
spector of the general land Office now in
Santa Fe, N. NJ, to proceed to ''the public
land strip" lying between the states of
Kansas and Texas, and notify all parties
maintaining unlawful fences therein that
they must be removed at once. This order
is based upon information that a consider
able part of the territory is occupied by large
cattle companies which have unlawfully in
closed large bodies of the public land.
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Cyclone in Texas.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July ga special from
Fort Worth, Tex, says: Yesterday cyclone
passed over the town of Arson, going In
southwesterly direction. Many stores and
houses were badly damaged, but no casual
ties are reported. News COMES from Has
kell that nearly all the houses there are de-
molished, and several people injured. The
damage to growing crops was great.
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Bonds Voted.

Fort Scorr, KAN, August 1.-The election
in this city and county, to-day, upon a
proposition to issue 10000 of city and $780,
of county bonds to aid of the Chicago, Kan
sas & Western railroad, otherwise known as
the Santa Fe, resulted in majority of 900
in the county and about 200 in the city for
the bonds.
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BouIaager.

PAR,s, July q. General Ferron, minister
of war, has forwarded a circular 70 the diff
ferent commanders of the army, forbidding
military bands to play Boulanglst airs.
ends With a challenge to n. Ferry to fight
= duel on account Of q speech made by n.
Ferry at Epinal recently, attacking General
Boulanger.
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Judge Benson's Daughter Deceased.

OTTAWA, KAN, August 1.-Marion, the
eldest daughter of Hon. A. w. Benson,
Judge of the fourth judicial district, was
Franklin county bar passed resolutions OF
sympathy and attended the funeral in
body.
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MAsHNaToN, d. O., July GA commit
tee from Philadelphia, representing the con
stitutional centennial convention, headed By
Hon. John A. Kasson, had a conference
with the president ct the White house to day
and arranged programme for the celebra-
1on, which will occur at Philadelphia on
September is and IL. The president win
Preslde, and Justice Miller, of the United
states supreme court, will deliver the ora
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Railroad Aid Voted.

STOCKTON, KAN, Aug. IAN election held
to-day to vote 100000 aid to the Topeka,
Stockton & Western Santa Fe), railway,
carried. Stockton casa 800 votes for, none
against. This line runs from the southeast
corner to the northwest corner of this coCn-
ty, through Stockton, the county seat.
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Chicag,o's Invitation.

CHICAGO, August 1.-The committee on
invitation to offer hospitality to President
Cleveland held an informal meeting in The
mayors Office yesterday. Since the presi-
dent, on similar occasion, has expressed a
wish that no delegations be sent to see him
tins hot weather, the committee will issue q
formal address inviting the president to
the city at his earliest convenience. Nell
vile Fuller, chairman, was instructed with
the duty OF preparing the formal invita-
ton.
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A Big Thing for WichitA

WIoMrA, KAN, July 2s.-The proposition
OF the Burton Stock Car company to locate
their works here, was formally accepted to-
day and the terms ratified by the city. The
IN operation BY january l, 1888. Hwllaive
employment to 15O men.
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4 south Amerfcan Cable.

PANAMA., VIA GALVESTON, July 29.-The
Columbian government has granted to the
Central and South American Telegraph COM
pany authority to establish and operate a
line across the Ithmus of Panama and to ex-
..nd it, cables from the Atlantic coast to
nth America.
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Killed by Lightning.

YATES CENTER, KAN, August LA good
rain fell here last night, accompanied by q
good deal of lightning. During the storm,
Miss Shehan, young lady 18years old, who
was standing in the yard, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
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KANSAS NEWS.
The Trial POSTPONED.

WYANDoTTE, KAN, August L. The case Of
Frank Hamilton, charged with train
wrecking, was called to-day and postponed
two weeks on account of the illness Of Judge
Hindman.
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The national prohibition committee has
been called to meet in Chicago November Is
to FIX the time and place for holding the
presidential convention Of the party IN 1888.
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Ten Persons Drowned.

LoxDoR, July 28.-Two pleasure yachts,
both we'll laden with people, capsissd IN {
equall o6 Yarmouth To- day. Ten peGson1
ware drowned
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WAsunoron, July 8Q-H i estimated
fhsf fhe reduction Of the public debt during
the month Of July viii amoant to t6O00,-
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NUMBER 47.

or five hundred years ago in Great
Britain. Any person taken and ac<
cused of having Occult dealings with
1.-THE realm of spirits" was punished
ny drowning, which. by the way is
said to be the pleasantest death i'm.
aginable.
The French had also some curious
puniShments. Prisoners were chain
ed to galleys, which they were forced
to row all day aud night. Hardly
any cessation of toll was allowed, and
poor wretches held out simply 10 es-
cape the drivers lash. TO enumer-
ate all the methods is not our intens
ton: suffice that we would mention
the strangest of them all, viz Wear
ing the iron mask for life. Into this
mask the persons head was placed
once and for all; nothing was seen
of his festures save his. eyes and
month /; death alone relieved the Ian
gushing victim.
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The Good Uld Times.

Detroit Free Press.
81 wish you'd make me an old.
fashioned cup of coffee" he said as
he sat down in Detroit restaurant
the other day. II will, sir! Want
it after the fashion of about thirty
years ago, / suppose ?" YES" In
a few minutes cup was placed be-
fore him. and he surveyed it, shifted
at it, and turned up his nnSe and ask
ed "What do you r,riI it ?" IAN
OId-fashiOned cup OF rU5tre, sir, sncIr
rs our mothers used t'Y make. got
some Rio, burned 1t on the shovel,
pounded it in rag, aDA it is sweet
ened with mOlasseS and dosed with
skinned milk. Those good old times
are gone, SIR, but the good old. fash
iOned coffee can be made yet."
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to die with such man as you. The
fuse Is getting pretty short"
HWpiya 0oi a fffonp Con,,p1o ,,,nro ~

to die with such man as you. The
fuse is getting pretty short"
"We've got fifteen seconds more"
Madden leaned back in his chair,
and Jim held the revolver full on his
breast. He hadn't been playing a
bluff game and the detective made
up his mind that there was no escape
from death. From the corner of his
eye he watched the fire creep nearer
and nearer, but he did not move a
finger. The spark finally touched the
slaves of the keg, and Madden felt
that his last minute of life had come.
II" dropped his eyes to his watch and
saw the seconds fly past-two-four
-five-ten. and he felt that there
had been some miscarriage. When
fifteen seconds had passed jim growl-
ed out:
'The darn thing has gone back OH
mel"
He rose up as if to go over and ex-
afnine," and the instant the muZzle
of his revolver was depressed Mad
den sprang for him and struck him a
blow between the eyes which felled
him like an OK. The revolver was
discharged, but the bullet entered
the floor. rte cities, ss minute Jim
was hntlrus. ~. and dragged out. He
wiltedas-k soon as the irons were on
him, and no trouble was experienced
in getting him to Beading. He was
silent and suIky with Madden, but
to me he said:
'Say, old man. you've got a part
ner to be proud of! He's got more
nerve than any other man that
lives !"
Except you" | relied, and he
stTnked his l1ng whiskers and SEEM
ed pleased with the compliment.
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Barbarous Punishment.

The punishneutS to he witnessed
even to this day in the East are most
peculiar, and, to European minds,
vindictive in the extreme. The has.
tinad0 is dispensed on the solps of the
bare feet, but it is not often carried
out so far as to cause death. The
sticks used in Turkey are usually
heavy slaves, in Other countries thin
rattan canes ending in Il fine taper.
ing point. From the fact that the
lower classes in the Est go abou,
everywhere barefoOietl, their feet be.
come, as it we're. case-hardened. As
many as . 600 sticks have been brok-
en- over the feet of criminal, and
that would mean upward of 5000
blows. imprisonment Is reserved for
burglars, and manning Is carried out
ordinarily only on professional
thieves. The method Of intiicting
this punishment is generally cutting
off the joint of IA finger for the fir.l
otfense. and a hand for the second.
Sometimes man will he lamed hy
taking away part OF the main tendon
Of the ley. Binding is scarcely ever
resOrted to. but occasionally the ears
are cut oifS, the criuninaI in this, as in
other cases. being taken through IA
lBrge crowd of gazers in the bazaar to
the place of execution. The punish
ment of death is inflicted in most
cases by simply cutting the throat of
the prisoner. much in the way that
t.utcher >laughters a sheep.
In England there have been several
very curious methods of punishment.
Quar.ering and manning the body
was common in the earlier days of
British history. The pillory was also
used for the exposure and ridicule of
offenders. AT times, too. ''the cell of
little ease" was occupied by some
offender. This cell was constructed
on the principle that no comfort
should he given To the person inn
pris0ned ; there was neither sufficient
room for standing, lying. nor even
sitting comfortably.
Bc. of all the kinds of punishment
that of boiling to death was surely
the most vinhictive and alrocious. 1t
was made capital punishment in
England by statue %. Henry VIII,
1881. One Rouse, cook in the SER
vice of the Bishop of Rochester, had
poisoned some soup, which caused
the death OF several persons, and it
was to guard against such henious
actions that the punishment was en-.
acted. This death penalty WAS not
long in force, being repealed during
the next reign of E lward vi.
Burning was the usual punishment
mpted Out to those changing their
doctrinal faith. This method dates
back to the first dawning If English
civilization, for our DruIdical ances.
tors used to sacrifice to their gods by
burning all the condemned criminals.
Beheading with the AK, maiden or
guiIlOtine long hello sway in Great
Britain /; indeed, up to the year lS47,
when lord Lpvat was the last to Sur-
fer this kind of death. T.lis method
was afterward followed by the more
humane plan of strangling, which,
however, like the former kinds, was
done openly.
Witchcraft was very common four